Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 12:45:54 -0800 (PST) From: patl@phoenix.volant.org To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Virtual hosts: IP aliases on de0 or lo0 ? Message-ID: <ML-3.4.945981954.1201.patl@asimov.phoenix.volant.org>
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I'm setting up a new server for virtual hosting (HTTP, FTP, IMAP/POP, etc.) It will have a single network interface; and probably only a relatively small number of virtual hosts. (Running FreeBSD 3.3R, 3.4R, or -STABLE) What are the relative merits of putting the IP aliases on the network interface (de0) as versus the loopback interface (lo0) ? Would there be any benefits at all to creating additional loopback interfaces instead of aliasing? (I suspect not; but would like to hear from someone more knowlegable about why.) The factors I'm most interested in are those relating to security, performance, and the ability to easily monitor the bandwidth used by each virtual host; although I would like to hear about any other factors. I would also be interested in hearing about anything that might be in -CURRENT, or planned for 4.x that might affect these decisions. Thanks, -Pat To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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